Relationship Between Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation and L2 Speaking Skill Among Iranian Male and Female EFL Learners

This study investigated the relationship between intrinsic/extrinsic motivation and L2 (English) speaking skill between male and female high school students in Iranian EFL context. To this end, 249 male and female students’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivation was measured with a questionnaire and the...

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Autores principales:	Gholamreza Salehpour, Ali Roohani
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Lenguaje:	CA EN ES FR
Publicado:	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2020
Materias:	Extrinsic/intrinsic motivation Gender Speaking skill Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Language and Literature P
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/42069eb6856f42d4a6b3f28eadd967b5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:42069eb6856f42d4a6b3f28eadd967b52021-11-25T13:19:45ZRelationship Between Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation and L2 Speaking Skill Among Iranian Male and Female EFL Learners10.5565/rev/jtl3.8032013-6196https://doaj.org/article/42069eb6856f42d4a6b3f28eadd967b52020-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistes.uab.cat/jtl3/article/view/803https://doaj.org/toc/2013-6196This study investigated the relationship between intrinsic/extrinsic motivation and L2 (English) speaking skill between male and female high school students in Iranian EFL context. To this end, 249 male and female students’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivation was measured with a questionnaire and their English speaking skill was assessed by a speaking rating scale. To triangulate the data, semi-structured interviews with a sample of 25 EFL students were conducted. The results of descriptive statistics and correlation coefficients demonstrated that the females had a higher level of intrinsic motivation while the males had a higher level of extrinsic motivation. Besides, the degree of correlation between intrinsic motivation and attainment of L2 speaking skill was statistically higher among the females. Also, t-test results indicated a statistically significant difference in the intrinsic/extrinsic type of motivation between the male and female students. The findings highlight the role of gender in dealing with motivation in L2 classes.Gholamreza SalehpourAli RoohaniUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaarticleExtrinsic/intrinsic motivationGenderSpeaking skillSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Language and LiteraturePCAENESFRBellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature, Vol 13, Iss 1 (2020)
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topic	Extrinsic/intrinsic motivation Gender Speaking skill Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Language and Literature P
spellingShingle	Extrinsic/intrinsic motivation Gender Speaking skill Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Language and Literature P Gholamreza Salehpour Ali Roohani Relationship Between Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation and L2 Speaking Skill Among Iranian Male and Female EFL Learners
description	This study investigated the relationship between intrinsic/extrinsic motivation and L2 (English) speaking skill between male and female high school students in Iranian EFL context. To this end, 249 male and female students’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivation was measured with a questionnaire and their English speaking skill was assessed by a speaking rating scale. To triangulate the data, semi-structured interviews with a sample of 25 EFL students were conducted. The results of descriptive statistics and correlation coefficients demonstrated that the females had a higher level of intrinsic motivation while the males had a higher level of extrinsic motivation. Besides, the degree of correlation between intrinsic motivation and attainment of L2 speaking skill was statistically higher among the females. Also, t-test results indicated a statistically significant difference in the intrinsic/extrinsic type of motivation between the male and female students. The findings highlight the role of gender in dealing with motivation in L2 classes.
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title	Relationship Between Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation and L2 Speaking Skill Among Iranian Male and Female EFL Learners
title_short	Relationship Between Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation and L2 Speaking Skill Among Iranian Male and Female EFL Learners
title_full	Relationship Between Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation and L2 Speaking Skill Among Iranian Male and Female EFL Learners
title_fullStr	Relationship Between Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation and L2 Speaking Skill Among Iranian Male and Female EFL Learners
title_full_unstemmed	Relationship Between Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation and L2 Speaking Skill Among Iranian Male and Female EFL Learners
title_sort	relationship between intrinsic/extrinsic motivation and l2 speaking skill among iranian male and female efl learners
publisher	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Relationship Between Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation and L2 Speaking Skill Among Iranian Male and Female EFL Learners

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